Plainville Community Fund Based Grants

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June 24, 2014|Lynn Davis, Plainville Community Fund, Plainville

The Plainville Community Fund recently awarded several Plainville community based grants totaling $7,000 in a second distribution of funds this year. Grant recipients include: Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. - to provide a Schoolyard Habitat Assessment and teacher workshop for Frank T. Wheeler School to use outdoor areas around the school to meet curriculum needs; Living in Safe Alternatives - to support attendance of four youth from the Plainville Group Home at a conference for foster care youth from all over the country; The Middle School of Plainville - to support the "Read, Right, Run" program all students, teachers and staff. This program promotes reading, good deeds and physical fitness; The New Britain Museum of American Art - to support a program which will display student work from the Plainville Community Schools at the museum; PARC - to support the purchase of 10 tables at the PARC facility to make it more useable for individual and smaller group activities; and the Plainville Choral Society - to provide financial assistance to youth in need who are from Plainville and participating in Youth Theater.

The Plainville Community Fund was established in 2006 by a group of Plainville leaders to create an additional resource for charitable projects and programs that would enhance the lives of Plainville residents. Grants are made to either a public institution or private tax-exempt organization engaged in charitable activities defined by Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Either the organization or the program for which funding is requested, must be located in Plainville and be of benefit to Plainville residents. Thanks to your generosity and the support of fellow donors, contributions to the fund now exceed $156,000 with a goal of $200,000. In June 2008, six organizations were selected as the first grant recipients of the Plainville Community Fund Council, with subsequent grants bestowed annually. The Plainville Community Fund grant administration is overseen by the Main Street Community Foundation, Inc., a public charity committed to partnering with individuals, families and businesses who wish to build permanent charitable connections, now and for generations to come, to support and better the communities of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott, Connecticut.

If you are interested in making a donation to the Plainville Community Fund, please send it to Plainville Community Fund, PO Box 156, Plainville, Ct, 06062.